South Dakota Labor & Employment Bills

adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact.

adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.

clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor.

ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities.

require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.

modify requirements regarding nondomiciled commercial driver licenses.

prohibit certain restrictions in employment contracts for community services providers.

adopt the physician assistant licensure compact.

establish a greater tire weight limit for a mobile crane moving on any highway in this state.

honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service.

recognizing ten years of the Wall Economic Development Corporation.

allow for the direct creation of a limited liability limited partnership.

commending Grey Zabel for his achievements as a member of the 2026 Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks.

celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the creation of the Legislative Research Council.

modify provisions related to the licensure of public accountants.

celebrating Solventum's expansion of its Brookings, South Dakota, manufacturing facility.

make an appropriation to contract for a study on the length of service award programs for volunteers.

establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation.

to acknowledge Glenn Muller's distinguished career and congratulate him on his achievements.

modify requirements for payment of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee.